It's the first match of the new season for Saarbrücken and Verl. The leaf is empty, the possibilities infinite.
Saarbrücken form and stats
Last season, Saarbrücken's league statistics were 14 wins, 11 draws and 11 losses, resulting in 7th position in the 3. Liga. From these 36 matches they scored 50 goals and let in 44. Playing as the host team in the last season Saarbrücken managed 8-5-5 (win-draw-lost) with 25 goals and 20 conceded.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Saarbrücken, who have participated in five training matches. Saarbrücken have won 3 of these, drawn 2 and were beaten in 0 games.
Verl form and stats
Let's have a look at how Verl performed last season in the 3. Liga: They landed a 16th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 10 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 56 and conceded 66 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 5 and lost 8 with 27/33 goals scored/conceded.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Verl have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from five fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the last six meetings): Saarbrücken won four games, zero matches ended with a draw and Verl managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / zero The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 3 red cards from the last six duels.Saarbrücken missing players
Verl missing players
| Saarbrücken | Verl | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saarbrücken | Last season | Verl | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 8 | 16 | ||
| 50 | 25 | Scored | S | 27 | 56 | ||
| 44 | 20 | Conceded | C | 33 | 66 | ||
| 92% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 92% | ||
| 75% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 86% | ||
| 47% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 61% | 61% | ||
| 22% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 39% | 39% | ||
| 11% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 22% | ||
| 61% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 72% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 17% | ||
| 19% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 28% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.5 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 10 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 34% | ||
| 9.1 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 12.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | ||
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Magdeburg | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 83 | 39 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 44 | 78 |
| 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 61 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 25 | 64 |
| 3 | Kaiserslautern | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 29 | 63 |
| 4 | 1860 München | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 67 | 50 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 61 |
| 5 | Waldhof Mannheim | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 60 |
| 6 | Osnabruck | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 48 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 29 | 8 | 58 |
| 7 | Saarbrücken | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 44 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 53 |
| 8 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 44 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 51 |
| 9 | Borussia Dortmund II | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 48 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 49 |
| 10 | Zwickau | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 44 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 47 |
| 11 | Freiburg II | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | -8 | 47 |
| 12 | Meppen | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 60 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 34 | -13 | 47 |
| 13 | Viktoria Köln | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 52 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -13 | 45 |
| 14 | Hallescher FC | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 48 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -2 | 43 |
| 15 | MSV Duisburg | 36 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 46 | 71 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 34 | -25 | 42 |
| 16 | Verl | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 66 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 33 | -10 | 40 |
| 17 | Viktoria Berlin | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 62 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 33 | -18 | 37 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 59 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -25 | 30 |
| 19 | Havelse | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 71 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 37 | -43 | 23 |
| 20 | Turkgucu-Ataspor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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